How To Sail Videos include Sailing & Cruising Tips, Sailing Instruction, Maintenance & Boat Repair, and Boat Projects.
Our productions are created by professional filmmakers and talented amateurs who want to share their knowledge of sailing and boats with you. Our instructors include legendary sailors like Gary Jobson, Don Street, and Lin & Larry Pardey. We are constantly adding new how-to sail and boar maintenance videos to our library. If you come across a video that you believe others might enjoy, let us know through our contact form.
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25 Basic Sailing Knots with Brion TossClick above to play video teaser.
Master Sailing Rigger, Brion Toss introduces his 25 Basic Sailing Knots video, the rope material you can use to tie the knots, and the material you shouldn't use. Brion demonstrates the easiest way to tie each knot and situations each is used for. -
Spending Time with Miss T Video SeriesClick above to play video teaser.
Miss T is a 29 ft sailboat, designed in 1969. "Spending time with Miss T" is the video project following the boat interior rebuild. The boat is entirely gutted at the moment, and the objective is to rebuild her interior, true to the original 1960's stylish, yet functional manner in which she was once built. The entire project is an utterly irrational affair, driven by a strongly felt passion for small, hopelessly unfashionable sailboats.
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Inspecting Your Rig with Brion Toss - spot sailboat rigging problems before they cause troubleClick above to play video teaser.
Rigging can be "invisible" - the part of a sailing vessel that many sailors least understand and are least likely to maintain properly. Unseen rigging problems can become costly and can certainly jeopardize safety at sea. In this video, master rigger Brion Toss of Port Townsend, Washington will show you how to spot rigging problems before they cause trouble.
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Tuning Your Rig with Brion Toss - mysteries of sailboat rigging... EXPLAINED!Click above to play video teaser.
Legendary Master Rigger, Brion Toss of Port Townsend, Washington gives a thorough introduction to the mysteries of rig tuning. Using his friendly and engaging style, Brion begins with an orientation of wire rope properties that regular sailors can understand. -
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Boat How-To Electrics 101 Video Course with Nigel Calder
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Boat electrics is not rocket science...but it still has to be DONE RIGHT! Electrical systems on boats have become more and more complex over recent years. Even moderately equipped boats today rely completely on their electrical system. A loss of power can lead to an emergency at sea. (Or do you still have a sextant and all nautical almanacs on board?) Unfortunately, many owners have only a vague understanding of their boat's electrical system. Or, even worse: They think they know how to install a system and end up making damaging mistakes, and teach others these mistakes in blogs or on YouTube.TheSailingChannel.TV is an official distributor of Boat How-To videos.Â
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Can you top up your ‘freedom chips’ by sharing your cruising life with others? Whatever format you think will work for you, it all starts with storytelling. In Storytelling for Sailors, we will teach you how to make your story stand out from the rest.
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The STORYTELLING FOR SAILORS TO EARN MONEY package includes everything from Lin's all-day Cruisers University seminar plus video interviews with writers, videographers, and media marketing experts. Special bonus - a preview of Lin's next book with editors notations.
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Outfitting the Ideal Cruising Sailboat
A video by Rob and Dee Dubin from Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine Running time: 76 minutes. After filming Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine for 6 years and 24 episodes, the Dubin's purchased a new bluewater cruising boat, "Ventana" - an Island Packet 40. They outfitted her with many of the gear and customizations featured in the series. In this video, the Dubin's give you a tour above and below decks, describing boat construction, sails, rigging, ground tackle, and other gear and features they selected. Regardless of the boat you decide on, you'll find their advice extremely helpful. (OF)Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo
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Featuring Capt. Jack Klang Running time: 53 minutes In Singlehanded Docking Sail Trim, Capt. Jack Klang combines innovative classroom models with real world sailing situations to explain the skills and techniques required for singlehanders to dock with confidence in any wind or current, trim sails for power and speed, and retrieve a mooring alone. See Sailing Instruction with Capt. Jack Klang to get both Cruising Tips and Singlehanded Docking & Sail Trim at a discounted price.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own with Unlimited Streaming through Vimeo.
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Featuring Capt. Jack Klang Running time: 64 minutes The complete collection of 30 Cruising Tips with Captain Jack Klang. This is a must for those who want to learn sailing basics and brush up on their sailing skills. How-to topics include sail trim, docking, and anchoring. Jack combines innovative classroom models with real world situations to show how things work so everyone can understand. See Sailing Instruction with Capt. Jack Klang to get both Cruising Tips and Singlehanded Docking & Sail Trim at a discounted price.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own with Unlimited Streaming through Vimeo.
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A video series based on the popular book by John Rousmaniere.
Running time: 5.5 hours. Teaches seamanship and basic sailing skills. Based on John Rousmaniere's famous book and hosted by the author, this award-winning instructional sailing DVD series is now available as a Digital Download. As the old salt says, "rocks don't move." Though made nearly 15 years ago, Rousmaniere's milestone series teaches techniques handed down by generations of sailors. A must for newbies and a solid reference for those who want to freshen up and improve their seamanship and sailing skills. "Will help Sailors be more confident and even enjoy sailing in heavy weather." - Gary Jobson.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own the series through Vimeo. Individual volumes available separately.
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A video series by Lin and Larry Pardey Running time: 6.5 hours. Lin &Â Larry Pardey's Offshore Sailing Series is a collection of 5 videos about the skills required to become a safe and confident blue water sailor. Lin &Â Larry Pardey are among America's (and the world's) most knowledgeable and recognized cruising sailors. They are known as "America's first couple of cruising." The series includes: Get Ready to Cruise; Get Ready to Cross Oceans; Storm Tactics; Cost Control While You Cruise; and Cruising Has No Limits. FollowLin Pardey's current sailing adventures on Facebook
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Featuring Capt. Jack Klang Running time: 53 minutes Capt. Jack Klang combines innovative classroom models with real world sailing situations to explain the skills and techniques required for singlehanders to dock with confidence in any wind or current, trim cruising sails for power and speed, and retrieve a mooring alone. See Sailing Instruction with Capt. Jack Klang to get both Cruising Tips and Singlehanded Docking & Sail Trim at a discounted price.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Featuring Capt. Jack Klang Running time: 64 minutes The complete collection of Capt. Jack Klang's 30 Cruising Tips. This is a must for those who want to learn sailing basics and brush up on their sailing skills. How-to topics include sail trim, docking, and anchoring. Jack combines innovative classroom models with real world situations to show how things work so everyone can understand. See Sailing Instruction with Capt. Jack Klang to get both Cruising Tips and Singlehanded Docking & Sail Trim at a discounted price.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Featuring Capt. Jack Klang Running Time: 1 hour 58 minutes. 2-Video Series for crews and singlehanders. Includes both Cruising Tips with Capt. Jack Klang and Singlehanded Docking & Sail Trim. From sail trim to docking, Capt. Jack combines classroom models and real world situations to help you become a better sailor. Capt. Jack Klang is a US Coast Guard certified skipper and long-time consultant to Quantum Sails. Capt.RECOMMENDED: 2-Video Set Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Featuring Sailor & Yoga Instructor, Kim Hess Running time: 35 minutes Yoga for Sailors Onboard is a practical guide for cruisers and liveaboards. Sailor and Yoga instructor, Kim Hess, shows you how to adapt traditional yoga postures, or asana, using various parts of the boat as props to create a yoga practice that works for your vessel. Some of the benefits of a regular yoga practice include increased strength and flexibility, restored energy, and harmony between the body and mind--benefits that all sailors, especially on longer voyages, will appreciate.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film  by Incila Oezmert Running Time: 39 minutes. Sailvation Sailboat Charter Briefing walks you through a typical charter boat hand-over. The video is not designed to replace your live hand-over. However, with the information it provides, you'll be better equipped to understand the hand-over process, ask more detailed questions, and make your next charter cruise more enjoyable and trouble-free.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A video series by Sandra Sims Running time:4 hours 25 minutes Ten years in the making, The BIG Sailboat Project tracks the gritty effort of two gals as they pursue their dream of building and cruising a 43 foot steel sailboat. Located a 1000 miles from the coast in rural Alberta, Canada, the duo decide on steel as their building material, which they shape into a Bruce Roberts designed 43 MKII Long Keel Cutter.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own the series through Vimeo. Individual episodes available separately.
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A Series featuring Wally Moran Running Time: 53 minutes. In this 5-part video, sailing writer and charter skipper, Wally Moran, tackles his first sail repair project using a Sailrite Ultrafeed LSZ-1 sewing machine. Each year, Wally transits the Intracoastal Waterway from Canada to the Bahamas, and sometimes to Cuba (He’s a Canadian – he can!) And along the way, Wally maintains his boat, and now he’s doing his own sail repairs and planning some canvas projects too.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A Film by Charles Croft with Don Street Running time: 47 minutes Filmed in Martinique aboard Iolaire, Don Street's 46 ft engineless wooden yawl. Master sailor Don Street teaches you and your crew everything you need to know about sailors' knots, line handling and throwing in just 50 minutes. Don has decades of ocean sailing experience. Check him out at street-iolaire.com.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A video series with Don Street Running time: 5 hours 45 minutes. For the first time, TheSailingChannel is offering all five Don Street sailing videos in one economical package: Streetwise, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2; Sailors' Knots & Line Handling, which contain dozens of sailing tips; Transatlantic with Street, a primer on blue water sailing; and Antigua Race 1985, a classic Caribbean racing documentary.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own series through Vimeo. Individual titles available separately.
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A video by Rob Dubin Running time: 76 minutes. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. Boat Maintenance Tips DIY delivers a wealth of information for the do-it-yourselfer. Boat maintenance professionals explain and demonstrate: Diesel Engine Maintenance & Troubleshooting, How to Clean a Winch, Rigging Checks from Masthead to Deck, Fiberglass Repairs, How to Fix a Marine Head, and Varnishing. (M1Z)RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own the series through Vimeo. Individual episodes available separately.
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A video by Rob Dubin hosted by Gary Jobson Running time: 66 minutes. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In Sail Racing Tactics, America's Cup champion, Gary Jobson demonstrates techniques that will improve the performance of your boat in both fleet and match races. Many of these sail racing tactics tips will also help cruisers make faster passages. (R2Z)RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own the series with Unlimited Streaming through Vimeo. Individual episodes sold separately.
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A video by Rob Dubin hosted by Gary Jobson Running time: 66 minutes. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In this how-to sailing video, America's Cup champion, Gary Jobson, provides tips on all aspects of sail trim that will help you improve the performance of your boat, wether you race or cruise.(R1Z)RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own the series through Vimeo. Individual episodes available separately.
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A video by Rob Dubin Running time: 53 minutes. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library, this seamanship video addresses Safety-at-Sea, Safety Equipment, and Sail Performance. Tips include: Man Overboard Recovery, Emergency Signals, Power Generation, Radar, Outfitting, and Maximize Boat Performance. (C2Z)RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own the series through Vimeo. Individual episodes available separately.
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A video by Rob Dubin Running time: 53 minutes. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library, this seamanship video includes tips covering Anchor Penetration and Holding; Weather Forecasting and Routing; Anchoring under Sail; Securing a Mediterranean (Med) Mooring; and a Man Overboard (MOB) Recovery demonstration by the U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Team. (C1Z)RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own the series through Vimeo. Individual episodes available separately.
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A video by Rob Dubin with Don Street Running time: 66 minutes. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine collection, this how-to sailing video is hosted by veteran charter skipper and sailing author, Don Street. It includes a treasure trove of anchoring & docking tips that will make your cruising safer and more comfortable. In Vol. 2, Don demonstrates anchoring techniques; ways to prevent chafe; instructions on handy knots and whippings; methods to get you afloat when you go aground; and shorthanded docking.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own series through Vimeo. Individual titles available separately.
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A video by Rob Dubin with Don Street Running time: 56 minutes. This heavy weather sailing video with Don Street, legendary sailor and author, explains the preparation and tactics you need to take on boisterous seas. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In this 56-minute how-to sailing video, veteran charter skipper and sailing author, Don Street explains Heavy Weather Preparation and Sailing Tactics, Heaving To, Foredeck Work, Mainsail Flaking Systems, Emergency Sail Repairs, Distance Offshore & Simplified Celestial Navigation, and How to Rig Boom Preventers for jibe prevention.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own series through Vimeo. Individual titles available separately.
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A film by Gavin Shaw Running time: 1 Hour 57 Minutes Classic trade wind 5,000 mile Transatlantic crossing shot in 1986 aboard legendary sailor/author Don Street's 1905 engineless 44 foot yawl, Iolaire. Documents Iolair's ninth Atlantic crossing from Ireland with eleven ocean islands along the way to Christmas in the Caribbean.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A video series by Spencer and Kathleen Bailey Running time: 8.5 hours. Join Spencer and Kathleen over a multi-year project as they locate the right cruising sailboat, make her ready for long range cruising. Then cast off with them as they cruise the U.S. eastern seaboard and venture offshore to the Bahamas and onto the Caribbean. You'll be there as they learn the hard way, correct mistakes, gain experience and confidence by doing, then reap the rewards of cruising aboard a well found vessel.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own series through Vimeo. Individual titles available separately. Purchase a single episode DVD or DVD series and get FREE Vimeo Downloads & Streaming.
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A film by Lin & Larry Pardey
Running time: 81 minutes. Lin &Â Larry Pardey Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested video delivers the skills you need to weather storms with confidence. It's the next best thing to having the Pardey's onboard, coaching you on storm tactics as the seas build and the rigging howls.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Lin and Larry Pardey Running time: 90 minutes. Lin &Â Larry Pardey Ocean Sailing Tips Video demonstrates over two dozen ocean sailing skills on board their 29 foot wooden cutter, Taleisin, the boat that was their home for over 25 years and 100,000 miles of ocean sailing. Get ready to cross oceans with the Pardeys.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A video by Lin & Larry Pardey Running time: 88 minutes Lin &Â Larry Pardey Cruising Tips Video demonstrates over two dozen tips to prepare you and your boat for offshore voyages. Follow their advice and make your vessel safer, easier to handle, and more enjoyable to sail. On board their 29 foot wooden cutter, Taleisin - the boat that was their home for over 100,000 miles of voyaging - learn how to get ready to cruise.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Lin & Larry Pardey
Running time: 64 minutes. What does it actually cost to go cruising? How do you keep from blowing the budget you set? Cost Control While You Cruise: Pardey Cruising Budget Tips Video gives you fact-packed answers. Join Lin and Larry Pardey as they share cruising budget tips they have learned during 45 years of voyaging, and from countless interviews with cruising sailors from dozens of different countries and walks of life.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Celestial Navigation Simplified A film by William F. Buckley, Jr. Running Time: 40 minutes. In this video, Buckley takes on the challenge of simplifying celestial navigation. He gives the viewer just enough concept but sticks primarily to the procedure, like a chef explaining the steps in a recipe.Rent or Download-to-Own the Series through Vimeo.
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A video by Rob Dubin with Don Street Running time: 66 minutes. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine collection, this how-to sailing video is hosted by veteran charter skipper and sailing author, Don Street. It includes a treasure trove of anchoring & docking tips that will make your cruising safer and more comfortable. In Vol. 2, Don demonstrates anchoring techniques; ways to prevent chafe; instructions on handy knots and whippings; methods to get you afloat when you go aground; and shorthanded docking.
